"I think that people will go to the election and make a judgement based on the policies which are laid out," he said.

"They'll look at the history and the performance of the Labor government...[and] they'll compare that to what's being done in the Northern Territory by the Country Liberals who'll be partnering with Tony Abbott."

Mr Snowdon said he believed Labor's track record will prevail.

"I don't determine the outcome this far out, but I'm confident I can present to the people of Lingiari a positive force...to build on the record of government where we've invested substantial amounts of resources into the seat."

Speaking to 783's Rohan Barwick from Gove, Mr Snowdon again refused to be drawn on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's endorsement of Nova Peris last week.

"I'm not going down that path, the matter has been resolved," he said.

"Our job now is to continue working in the government until the election is called and then we run the campaign...our job is to make sure that Tony Abbot isn't Prime Minister."

But with the bookies predicting a CLP win for Lingiari, even Snowdon is admitting it will be a tight race - but he says it's nothing new.

"This election will be a hard election, a difficult election like every other election has been," he said.

"[But] I've got no doubt that when the community compare what has been put in place by the Labor government and the way that the CLP has torn away at the fabric of infrastructure already in the NT, and what they would do in partnership with Tony Abbot who's already indicated he'll be cutting investment...people aren't silly."

Top End cattle producer, Tina MacFarlane, is the Country Liberal's candidate for Lingiari.

She said she's hoping voters will differentiate between state and federal issues when it comes to the election.

Referring to power and water price increases and public sector job cuts, Ms MacFarlane says while she supports the decisions of the Mills government, the issues are state concerns.

"I certainly don't have the insight into why they made the decisions...but they've had to address a situation they've inherited and that's the decision they've made and I stand by Terry Mills and the Country Liberals for making those decisions," she told 783 Drive's Rohan Barwick.

"I think we need to articulate that this is a federal election and they've got to differentiate against the two."

Ms MacFarlane accused sitting member Warren Snowdon of complacency saying that if elected she would make sure the voices of rural and remote Territorians were heard in Canberra.

"All of a sudden because an election's been announced he's up in Gove making a lot of noise," she said.

"...and when the live cattle ban came in, where was he on that issue?

"I really feel that we haven't been having the representation and I'd like the opportunity to make the Territory's voice heard loud and clear in Canberra."